General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
The new Blue Mountains guidebook	15-Apr-2007 At 11:39:07 AM	JamesMc
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ardnbob, I'd say you're spot on. Lowering a climber on top rope puts a lot of friction in whatever the rope is running through. It's better that this friction and any resulting abrasion goes into your karabiner, not the ring bolts on the cliff. If hundreds of people top rope directly to the bolts (especially with dirty ropes) then the bolts will wear through and need replacement. Much better if lots of people abraid their karabiners a few times. And that way if you don't keep your rope clean it's your problem, not everybody elses. JamesMc

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